Aguaytía weather in December

In December, Aguaytía sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 427 mm of rain across 29.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Aguaytía's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aguaytía's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
427 mm
29.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:42 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
86%
10th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Aguaytía is Peruvian City.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Aguaytía reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12921
22921
32921
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52921
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72921
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How December really feels in Aguaytía

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Aguaytía weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°4523012.52.9
Feb29° / 21°42826.512.33.0
Mar29° / 21°38529.112.13.1
Apr29° / 20°22324.211.83.5
May29° / 20°1422011.64.4
Jun28° / 20°8915.211.55.1
Jul29° / 19°7712.711.55.4
Aug30° / 19°8212.211.74.8
Sep30° / 20°13217.511.93.9
Oct30° / 20°23925.412.23.3
Nov29° / 21°36326.512.43.2
Dec29° / 21°42729.712.53.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2595
3595
4595
5694
6694
7793
8793
9892
10892
11892
12892
13892
14991
15991
161090
17991
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20991
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25991
26991
27892
28892
29793
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31793

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Aguaytía gets around 427 mm of rain over 29.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 96% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
196
296
396
497
597
697
796
896
996
1096
1195
1295
1395
1495
1595
1695
1795
1894
1995
2095
2195
2295
2395
2495
2596
2696
2796
2896
2996
3097
3197

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1694
2694
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8694
9694
10694
11793
12793
13793
14892
15892
16991
17991
181090
191090
201090
211189
221189
231189
241189
251189
261189
271189
281189
291189
301189
311189

Wind in December

Winds average 3 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
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103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:376:06
212.55:376:07
312.55:386:07
412.55:386:08
512.55:386:08
612.55:396:09
712.55:396:09
812.55:396:10
912.55:406:10
1012.55:406:11
1112.55:406:11
1212.55:416:12
1312.55:416:12
1412.55:426:13
1512.55:426:13
1612.55:426:14
1712.55:436:14
1812.55:436:15
1912.55:446:15
2012.55:446:16
2112.55:456:16
2212.55:456:17
2312.55:466:17
2412.55:466:18
2512.55:476:18
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2712.55:486:19
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2912.55:496:20
3012.55:496:20
3112.55:506:21

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
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94.7Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Aguaytía

In seasonPeak

In December, Aguaytía sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Aguaytía's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Aguaytía?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aguaytía.

What to pack for Aguaytía in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Aguaytía sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aguaytía in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aguaytía peaks around February 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Aguaytía in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aguaytía is worst in September — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.4× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 1570 µg/m³Jun 119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug35Moderate
Sep76Unhealthy
Oct21Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Aguaytía?

Aguaytía sits at 9.0°S, 75.5°W, 278 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Tingo María, 61 km away.

UchizaHuánucoPucallpaSan FernandoTocacheYanacanchaChaupimarca

Topography around Aguaytía

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aguaytía.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aguaytía has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 318 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,887 m.

The land around Aguaytía is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
371 m
80 km
2,887 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Tingo María 61 km · Uchiza 123 km · Huánuco 127 km · Pucallpa 128 km · San Fernando 128 km · Tocache 146 km · Yanacancha 183 km · Chaupimarca 185 km

Peru travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,684
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.6
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
13.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 519
Religion
Catholic 76%Evangelical Christian 16%no religion 5%other religions 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aguaytía (-9.0378°, -75.5091°, elevation 278 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).